Effect of temperature on graft union formation in mango (Mangifera indica L.).
Asante A. K., Barnett J. R.
Author Affiliation: School of Plant Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, P.O. Box 221, Reading, RG6 6AS, UK.
Tropical Agriculture 75 : 401-404
Abstract : The effect of temperature on graft union formation in mango (Mangifera indica) was studied using light microscopy. Cv. Tommy Atkins and Haden were used reciprocally as stock and scion. Graft union was favoured at temperatures of 24 and 28°C, but grafts failed to develop at 15 and 20°C. At 38°C, unions formed 20 days after grafting, but further exposure to this temperature caused tissue injury and death of callus cells.